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Your scapula (shoulder blade) isn’t a passive platform for your arm.

When you load your hands, it becomes part of a force-transmission system connecting your hands to your trunk.

That’s why straight-arm, closed-chain work is so valuable. It’s so often undertrained outside of rehabilitation or gymnastic type environments.

And it’s one reason handstand training can be such a powerful tool for anyone who loves climbing, yoga, dance or movement.

You’re not just learning to balance upside down. It’s that Handstand shapes might be one of the easiest ways to fix your shoulders.

You’re teaching the shoulder girdle and trunk to work together as a strong, stable, load-bearing unit.

Let normalize opening up our shoulders under load!

Join my Handstand Classes, Starting Oct 7th & Oct 9th:

Wednesdays at 6am
Fridays at 11am

Link In BIO

#yycyoga #danceyyc #yycfitness #handstandtraining #movementculture

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THE CURSE OF “I CAN’T”

Your legs are burning.
Your heart is racing.
Your breath gets heavy.

Then your mind says:

“I can’t.”

But how did “this is hard” become “I can’t do this”?

Nassim Taleb calls this the narrative fallacy: our tendency to weave simple stories around messy reality and then believe the story.

Agnes Obel’s The Curse explores the same strange human impulse: our need to make meaning.

A blessing and a curse.

Because sometimes:
“I’m not (strong) enough”
is just a story wrapped around
“I’m experiencing something difficult.”

Training gives us a place to practice noticing the difference.

Not ignoring the body.
Not blindly pushing through.

Feeling the sensation without immediately believing the story.

That’s where strength training gets interesting.

This is the kind of work we practice at Soma Strength: getting stronger without becoming disconnected from your body.

📸@irrationalcarny 📸
#antifragile #eustress #nurturingresilience #discomfort #embracethesuck

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We start TOMORROW! 🚨

First free class kicks off Tuesday at 5:30 PM. Have you claimed your spot yet?
Tuesday, Sept 8 Schedule: 📍 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Movement Class (Free)
Grab a training partner, pick your classes for the week, and come move with us!

🔗 Link in bio to grab your free spot before registration closes!

#yycliving #yycfitness #movetomove #calgatymovementculture #yycyoga

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The strongest body isn’t the one that works the hardest.

It’s the one that wastes the least.

Try this:

Take a movement you normally do for 60 seconds. Now keep going for 4 minutes (crawling, bouldering, dancing, yoga sequence).

Notice what happens when your first solution stops working.

You might start to notice where you create unnecessary tension. Where you lose coordination. Where you keep reaching for the same strategy, even when it stops working.

Fatigue is useful because it exposes your habits.

And that’s where good coaching gets interesting.

SENSE — notice what’s happening.
EXPLORE — find another option.
BUILD — develop the capacity to use it.

The goal isn’t to constantly throw new movements at your body.

It’s to give your body different problems to solve and learn from what happens.

This is a big part of what we do at Soma Strength:

Not just building more strength.

Building a body with more options.

#yycfit #yycfitfam #yycyoga #yycdance #yycfitness

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3 days until Open House Week!

Whether you’re looking to work on mobility and core strength in Pilates, build raw capacity in Physical Prep, or dive into 90 minutes of pure Movement practice—we have a spot for you.

Swipe ➡️ to check out the full free schedule for Sept 8–12.

📍 Movement School 🎟️ 100% Free (Registration required)

📲 How to join: Class sizes are capped to ensure quality coaching. Tap the link in our bio to lock in your free classes today! Better yet, come with a friend!

#calgarylife #calgaryfitness #calgaryactivities #yychealthylife #yycfitness

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Dialing in the details. 🏋️‍♂️
Olympic lifting isn’t just about moving weight—it’s about power, timing, joint stability, and precision. Whether you’re refining your Snatch or mastering the Clean & Jerk, there’s a clear starting point for every skill level.
Come get a taste of our weightlifting practice—plus our full lineup of movement, physical prep, and specialty classes—completely FREE during Open House Week!
Free Class Preview: 🏋️ Oly Lifting: Wednesday, Sept 9 @ 6:30 PM 🤸 Movement & Physical Prep: Options all week long (Sept 8–12)
Not into lifting? We’ve got floor work, locomotion, and Pilates running all week too.
📲 Spots are limited to keep coaching quality high. Click the link in our bio to reserve your free spot before Wednesday!

#yycstrength #yycweightlifting #yycfitness #yycnow #movetomove

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The best thing you can do for your yoga practice might have nothing to do with yoga.

Sometimes, the best way to deepen one practice is to practice something completely different.

Handstands. Climbing. Strength training. Dancing.

Different practices give your body different problems to solve.

And solving new problems can develop more than physical capacity:

More attention.
More coordination.
More adaptability.
More confidence in uncertainty.

So instead of asking:

“How do I go deeper into my practice?”

Try asking:

“What am I not practicing that could help me go deeper?”

That’s where coaching becomes useful.

Not giving you more of the same but figuring out what your body needs next. Coaching helps you find the lowest hanging fruit to add to your practices

If you want help finding your next physical problem to solve, send me a DM.

#yycyoga #yycdance #handstandpushup #yoga #yogalife

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Hard work is only the entry point into getting stronger.

The strongest body isn’t always the one that works the hardest.

It’s also the one that wastes the least.

Getting stronger requires doing the work:
Lift. Carry. Climb. Crawl. Push. Pull. Jump. Twist… Play.

Give your body a reason to adapt.
But eventually, more stops being the only question.

How much force can you create?
How well can you organize it?
Where are you working harder than necessary?

Strength isn’t just building more capacity.

It’s learning to use that capacity well.

That’s where coaching matters.

We don’t simply make the workout harder. We facilitate you noticing what you’re doing and strive to invite better options.

More strength culminating from better organization and efficiency. Often communicated about as beautiful movement or that the person is so graceful, not hard, or tense.

#movementculture #yycfit #yycfitness #yycrun #yycfitfam

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This semester, we’re expanding our Movement Classes to 90 minutes so we have room to dive much deeper.

Expect more playful games, partner coordination drills, serious strength work, and floor practice that pushes your boundaries—all in a single session.
Come test out the upgraded format for FREE during Open House Week (Sept 8–12).

📲 Hit the link in our bio to claim your free class pass before spots fill up!

#movementschool #movementculture #yycfitness #StrengthAndMobility #PlayAndMove ExploreMovement

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TRY US FOR FREE | Fall Open House Sept 8–12 🍂

Ready to move better, get stronger, and try something new this Fall? We’re opening our doors for a full week of FREE classes before our new semester officially kicks off!

Swipe ➡️ to check out the schedule. Whether you want to work on handstands, build capacity, try Pilates or Olympic Lifting, there’s a spot for you.

📍 Movement School
🎟️ 100% Free (Pre-registration required)
👥 Bring a friend!

How to join: Spots are limited! Tap the links in our bio to lock in your free spot today!

#yycactive #yycfitness #yychealthyliving #yycyoga #yycmovement

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One month since my Patella Tendon Repair Surgery

Finding more ways to move my spine.

Feeling the Spinal Engine from a new perspective.

Trying to express a little more as these restrictions accumulate in me so they don’t calcify further.

Noticing a lot of Samskaras this past week.

So I’m trying to feel them as they are.
Some beautiful humans have reflected that I may be rationalizing some feelings, which isn’t how feelings really work, do they?

Good thing my co-workers and I only kind of make fun of each other!

#movementculture #yycdance #samskara #yycyoga #idoportal

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